Aphid parasitoids use an external pheromone-like substance to mark parasitized hosts. We have shown that oviposition restraint varies with the probability of offspring survival, which is influenced by ...

Parasitoid wasps of the genus Aphidius are beneficial insects in agroecosystems and play an important role in the biological control of cereal aphids; economically important pests that threaten the ...

Some species of wasps are attracted to trees infested with aphids, which are tiny insects that attack a variety of plants. However, they typically only do minimal damage to older trees.

Pay attention to directions. Attract aphids’ natural predators with mint, fennel, dill, yarrow and dandelions. These ...

A parasitoid braconid wasp (Braconidae) attacked this sycamore aphid (Drepanosiphum platanoidis), leaving its larva to build a disc-like cocoon beneath the aphid’s mummified body. A backlit ...